An east-side Indianapolis father turned himself in after his two daughters and wife were attacked late Wednesday night. Keith Hone, 41, was arrested for attempted murder. Investigators say a 17-year-old girl ran out of the North Harbison Avenue home with a knife in her back and went to a neighbor’s house. The teen’s 15-year-old sister and 36-year-old mother, who were beaten, followed behind. All three were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

Fire investigators have identified the victim in a Thursday morning fire as Joseph Woodruff. Investigators say he was living in a barn behind the family home on Pendleton Pike in Lawrence. A 911 call for help came in just before 7 a.m. and firefighters were on the scene minutes later. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

 

Residents on Indianapolis’ south side say they're not done fighting a proposed landfill expansion in Decatur Township. The development commission approved a request to rezone land near Kentucky Avenue and Interstate 465, close to the White River. An existing landfill would be expanded by more than 200 acres. South Side Landfill Inc. said it will install a berm, slurry wall and a buffer zone of agricultural land to keep trash residue from leaking into the river. The issue heads to the City-County Council.
 

A sport-utility vehicle slammed into a home on the northeast side early Wednesday morning, plowing through a wall directly under a second-story bedroom where the homeowner's two daughters were sleeping. The girls, ages 12 and 15, were not hurt. The crash happened just after midnight near 62nd and North Olney streets. The driver, 21-year-old Emily Salas, said she swerved to avoid something in the road and overcorrected. Salas and one of her passengers suffered minor injuries. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

 

Indianapolis police are investigating a number of burglaries at storage centers in Indianapolis. About 200 units have been burglarized. The latest happened overnight at the Public Storage facility at West 86th Street and Georgetown Road. Thieves have also hit Public Storage facilities on East 62nd Street, Pike Plaza and Shore Terrace Drive. Investigators are reviewing security videos.
 

Butler University is holding a celebration rally Tuesday afternoon to cheer on the Bulldogs even though the team fell one basket short of winning the NCAA men’s basketball national championship. The 3 p.m. rally will take place at Hinkle Fieldhouse on campus. A parade after the rally has been called off. A Butler spokesperson said the team is still down after losing to Duke, 61-59, Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. Fox59 will show the rally live on www.Fox59.com at 3 p.m.

A 74-year-old man was sent to the hospital following a home invasion on the far east side of Indianapolis. Three men broke into Terry and Madge Reardon’s home Sunday night. Terry was injured while fighting the men. He was sent to the hospital with several large wounds to his head. Police were able to recover finger prints from the scene on Montery Road.

The state has issued an entertainment and amusement park permit to the managers of Xscape at Lafayette Square Mall. Several rides were closed last week after a 5-year-old boy was critically injured while falling off a ride. His family filed a lawsuit after learning the ride was overdue for inspection.

Hamilton County authorities are investigating the deaths of a man and woman found in a Westfield home on Sunday. According to authorities, a family member discovered the victims in the back bedroom of the house in the 2700 block of 186th Street. Cause of death for the 24-year-olds remains a mystery, but detectives tell FOX59 drug paraphernalia was found at the scene. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

A southern Indiana amusement park in May will unveil what it touts as the world's longest water coaster. The $5.5 million Wildebeest ride will open May 14 at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari. The ride will be a third of a mile long and use a conveyor system to take riders up a lift hill before dropping them 38 feet. The ride uses a magnetic field under the slide surface to move the toboggan-style rafts up hills. Park officials say the technology has been used in steel roller coasters in the past.

Police are warning college hoops fans about counterfeit tickets on the market for Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium between Butler University and Duke University. Over the weekend, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police confiscated more than 140 counterfeit tickets from scalpers. One scalper arrested by police had made about $3,500 selling fake tickets before being apprehended.

Police have arrested two men suspected of causing a dangerous ammonia gas leak that forced hundreds of people from their Taylorsville homes on Tuesday. Russell Rossman, 34, of Edinburgh and Kevin Edwards, 37, of Columbus were being held without bond Thursday in the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of attempted theft. Authorities believe the men tried to steal anhydrous ammonia from a tank at a farm north of Columbus early Tuesday, causing a leak that triggered the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

A man who told his wife in a phone call that he was lost and confused has been found dead in an Indianapolis retention pond. Police say divers found 67-year-old Tony Perkins of Indianapolis inside his vehicle on Thursday when they searched the pond near Fall Creek Parkway North Drive and North Emerson Avenue. Perkins’ wife, Valerie, said that her husband had called her Tuesday night and sounded disoriented. “Next thing I know, I heard a thump and then I didn't hear anything and then the phone went dead,” Perkins said.

A portion of the Monon Trail will close for a week beginning on or after April 5 for repairs to uneven pavement caused by unruly root development. The 140-foot section is located north of 86th Street and south of 91st Street; a detour route will be available to the west. Indy Parks’ 2009 Capital Improvement Budget is funding the $14,800 cost of the project.

Two Martinsville police officers are on paid suspension after using a stun gun on a 10-year-old. The officers said the boy was unruly at a home day care center. The Morgan County Sheriff's Department and Martinsville police are investigating whether the officers used unnecessary force. An officer is also accused of slapping the child, who weighs just under 100 pounds. Police say this wasn't the first time they've dealt with the boy being out of control and he was trying to hurt others. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

One of the alleged freshman victims in the Carmel High School basketball hazing investigation has hired an attorney and is threatening a lawsuit. Attorney Robert Turner said the young man was sexually attacked by senior players of the Carmel basketball team on a bus after a game. Turner said other attacks took place in the school locker room.  "I have other victims’ names and I'd like to talk with them," Turner said.  He said the parents of his freshman client are angry school administrators have not taken action or made a decisive statement about what will happen to the students accused of the assaults. Hamilton County prosecutor Sonia Leerkamp said her office will decide on criminal charges by the end of April.

After more than 16 years at Fox59, anchor Cheryl Parker is leaving the station to be with her husband and their twin, 20-month-old daughters.  "This is an extremely difficult decision," said Parker. "However, my family has to come first."  Parker started at Fox59 as a reporter before becoming the station's weekend anchor. She later joined Bob Donaldson and Brian Wilkes, who have been together for 13 years, making them the longest-running anchor team in central Indiana. She will remain with the station through the May sweeps period, with her final night being May 26.

Officials with the Indiana National Guard are pondering how a man stole a military Humvee from the Tyndall Armory in downtown Indianapolis on Tuesday. Police say that 45-year-old Rusty Sparks of Beech Grove drove off in the Humvee around 5:20 p.m. Indiana State Trooper Luke Berrier spotted the vehicle on I-65 in Boone County and gave chase. The Humvee eventually mired near State Road 47 and County Road 500 East, and Sparks was arrested. A Guard spokesperson says the vehicle starts with a button and is secured with a cable locking the steering wheel in place. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

All four rides at Lafayette Square Mall's Xscape party center have been shut down in the wake of an injury suffered by 5-year-old Denzel Jennings over the weekend. The Indiana State Fire Marshall says that permits related to the rides had expired. Investigators discovered the violations while examining the facility after Jennings fell out of the teacup ride and hit his head. He remains in critical condition.

Bloomington police are looking for the person who set fire to a cat that now is recuperating with burns on 75 percent of its body. The male cat, named Tree Climber, was brought into the Town and Country Veterinary Clinic on Sunday. It was the second recent notable attack on a feline in the area; another was brought into the clinic after being shot with an arrow. Police are investigating, fearing that the attacker or attackers will grow bolder and begin targeting humans.

Four children are being treated for injuries suffered in an early morning fire on the south side of Indianapolis. Two are said to be in critical condition, while two others are reportedly in serious condition. All four, however, are expected to recover. Investigators said they believed a 14-year-old who was babysitting the other three children was responsible for saving their lives. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

For not following the rules, 178 Butler students will have to forfeit their Final Four tickets. The university sent a link Monday to select groups of students, allowing them to buy special $25 tickets 30 minutes before other students. The e-mail told students not to forward the link to others, but some did. By the time ticket sales started for the entire school, there were few left. The school had 650 tickets available for students and about 300 were made available early. The 178 tickets will be distributed to other students.

A five-year-old boy is in critical condition after getting hurt on a ride at Lafayette Square mall. Denzel Jennings was on the teacup ride at Xscape over the weekend when he somehow fell out. Police say the boy was knocked unconscious and suffered serious head injuries.

The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating whether Washington Township school police broke the law by maintaining their own unofficial property room to collect evidence. Investigators say Washington Township police officers seized drugs and drug-related evidence from students, then stored it in an unregulated property room on the North Central High School campus. Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson could decide to discipline the special deputies or even revoke their powers, which would leave Washington Township schools patrolled by security guards without police authority. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

An autopsy is planned Monday for a Bartholomew County mother who died mysteriously. Detectives say they've interviewed several people who may have answers about what killed 28-year-old April Stephens, who was found dead Sunday in her home south of Columbus. Stephens leaves behind an infant child who was not home at the time her body was discovered.